deprive of
verb
deprived of; depriving of; deprives of
: to take (something) away from (someone or something) : to not allow (someone or something) to have or keep (something)
The change in her status deprived her of access to classified information.
The new environmental law will deprive some fishermen of their livelihood.
They're depriving him of a chance to succeed.
—often used as (be) deprived ofThe children are being deprived of a good education.
The study is examining what happens to people when they are deprived of sleep.
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His lawyers filed a motion alleging that Allen was deprived of personal items, phone calls, non-legal visits, and was strip-searched when escorted to the shower.
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Prosecutors allege Landon was deprived of nutrition, forced to drink from a toilet, forced to forage for food in the kitchen after bedtime, humiliated by his parents and isolated from other family members, neighbors and school, per TribLive and WTAE.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
The attorneys said their client, Cole Tomas Allen, was previously being deprived of his dignity and resources by being unnecessarily kept under suicide precautions.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 3 May 2026
Thanks to the Ducks, the great Connor McDavid has once again been deprived of winning the Stanley Cup.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Prosecutors allege Landon was deprived of nutrition, forced to drink from a toilet, forced to forage for food in the kitchen after bedtime, humiliated by his parents and isolated from other family members, neighbors and school, per TribLive and WTAE.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
The attorneys said their client, Cole Tomas Allen, was previously being deprived of his dignity and resources by being unnecessarily kept under suicide precautions.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 3 May 2026
Thanks to the Ducks, the great Connor McDavid has once again been deprived of winning the Stanley Cup.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
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“Deprive of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deprive%20of. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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